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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR/CEO

CSTD Satellite Tracker

The window on your right shows a display of Nigeria’s Space Assets. These include Nigeria Sat-1,Nigeria Sat-2,NigcomSat-1R.

To view any of the satellite click on the drop-down menu and select the satellite to view.The text box at the bottom of the window tells the the time the satellite will be above your current location.

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  • Ariane 6 launches: is it a plane? Aircraft spotting with ISTSat
    on April 16, 2024
  • Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists
    on April 16, 2024

    Wading through the wealth of data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists have uncovered a ‘sleeping giant’. A large black hole, with a mass of nearly 33 times the mass of the Sun, was hiding in the constellation Aquila, less than 2000 light-years from Earth. This is the first time a black hole of stellar origin this big has been spotted within the Milky Way. So far, black holes of this type have only been observed in very distant galaxies. The discovery challenges our understanding of how massive stars develop and evolve. 

  • EarthCARE out of the box
    on April 16, 2024

    After being packed up in Germany, a long voyage to the US and then a month in storage, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has been carefully lifted out of its transport container so that the team at the launch site can start getting it ready for its big day in May.

  • Planetary defenders assemble!
    on April 15, 2024

    Image: Planetary defenders assemble!